Conquer The Day

Brian and Lindsey Pickowicz
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If you're an ambitious professional, seeking to better your body, master your mind, and elevate your spirit, Conquer the Day hosted by Brian and Lindsey Pickowicz is the podcast for you. Brian and Lindsey are seasoned fitness and wellness coaches who help their clients ascend to the next level of their life by building practical, actionable habits into their daily routines. This podcast brings a raw, open dialogue on the tactics and strategies you need to get incredible results and build a healthy life, while learning to better manage the other areas of life that matter most. From experts in nutrition, physical fitness, personal growth, mindfulness, and relationship habits Conquer the Day brings on experts from every field to everything you need to live a more active, fulfilling life. Our mission is to create a weekly experience that gives you a jumpstart, gets you moving and helps you become the leader, you've always wanted to be! Tune in and together, let's Conquer the Day!

  1. 4d ago

    Why Business Leaders Struggle With Their Health

    Why do you keep falling off track with your fitness, even when you know exactly what you should be doing? The problem may not be motivation, discipline, or even your busy schedule. It may be that your health has remained a preference instead of becoming a principle you refuse to negotiate. In this episode of Conquer the Day, Brian Pickowicz breaks down why high achievers struggle with consistency, how your convictions shape your habits when life gets stressful, and why the way you take care of yourself directly impacts how you lead at work, at home, and in life. If you're tired of constantly starting over with your fitness, nutrition, and health, this conversation will challenge you to stop asking whether you're going to prioritize yourself and start asking how you're going to do it, even in the busiest seasons. HIGHLIGHTS: Why You Keep Falling Off Track With Your Fitness and why the real problem may have nothing to do with motivation, discipline, or time. The Difference Between a Fitness Preference and a Health Conviction and why this shift can completely change your ability to stay consistent. How to Stay Consistent With Your Health During Busy, Stressful Seasons without relying on perfect routines or constantly "starting over." Why Your Health Directly Impacts Your Leadership, Energy, and Performance, especially for business owners, executives, parents, and high achievers. The One Question That Reveals Whether You Truly Prioritize Your Health and how your calendar, habits, and daily decisions expose what you actually value. Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

  2. Aug 27

    The Self-Control Loop: How to Get Your Discipline Back After Burnout

    Struggling with self-control, emotional eating, lack of discipline, or breaking unhealthy habits? In this episode of Conquer the Day, Lindsey Pickowicz explains how to build self-control, improve follow-through, and create lasting behavior change without relying on willpower alone. You'll learn... ✅ Why burnout makes it harder to resist cravings and emotional reactions ✅ How to recondition your habits in the moment ✅ How to strengthen the connection between self-discipline, self-respect, and keeping promises to yourself. Whether you're trying to stop overeating, reduce alcohol, manage stress, control emotional reactions, or become more consistent with your health and fitness goals, this simple framework will help you break destructive patterns and build habits that support the fit, healthy leader you want to become. HIGHLIGHTS: 👉 Self-control isn't something you're born with. It's something you condition. 👉 Burnout doesn't mean you've lost discipline. It means your capacity is depleted. 👉 You don't break a habit by "trying harder." You create space between the trigger and the reaction. 👉 Every time you follow through on a promise to yourself, you build self-respect. 👉 Stopping the old behavior isn't enough. You have to replace it with the person you want to become. RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

  3. Aug 20

    Why Fear Of Failure Keeps You Stuck & How To Overcome It

    If you've started and stopped your fitness journey more times than you can count, the real thing holding you back isn't discipline. It's the fear of failing again. In this episode of Conquer the Day, Brian breaks down why repeated setbacks destroy self-trust, how the "all-in, burn-out, start-over" cycle keeps high achievers stuck, and how to finally use failure as feedback instead of proof that you can't succeed. You'll learn how to identify where your past attempts broke down, extract the lesson, build a better system, and rebuild confidence through consistent action, because confidence isn't knowing you'll never fail; it's knowing failure won't stop you. HIGHLIGHTS: 👉 You're not afraid of fitness... you're afraid of proving to yourself that you'll fail again. 👉 Every failed attempt is either evidence against you… or data you can use to win. 👉 Stop asking, "Why do I always fail?" Start asking, "Where did the system break?" 👉 You don't rebuild self-trust by thinking differently. You rebuild it by keeping small promises to yourself. 👉 Confidence isn't believing you'll never fail. It's knowing failure won't stop you. RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

  4. Aug 13

    Why High Achievers Don't Prioritize Their Fitness (And The Real Reason It's Costing Them)

    What if the reason you're not prioritizing your fitness has nothing to do with discipline, motivation, or time? You're capable of building a business, leading a team, solving complex problems, and showing up when the stakes are high... yet somehow, your health keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list. In this episode, we're breaking down the real reason so many high achievers struggle to stay consistent with fitness: their health is disconnected from everything else they value. You'll learn how to identify and close the "values gap" between the health you say you want and the actions you're actually taking. We'll also walk through the practical habits that help busy leaders make fitness part of who they are... from scheduling movement first and celebrating small wins to changing your environment and learning to manage stress without sabotaging your progress. Because your health isn't separate from your success. It impacts your energy, confidence, leadership, relationships, performance, and the way you show up in every room you walk into. If you've been waiting for life to slow down, motivation to kick in, or your health to become urgent before finally making yourself a priority, this episode is your wake-up call. HIGHLIGHTS: ✅ Why high achievers can dominate in business but still struggle to stay consistent with fitness. ✅ The values gap that keeps health disconnected from the rest of your life. ✅ The one question that can completely change how you prioritize your health. ✅ 4 practical ways busy leaders make fitness part of their identity, not another item on the to-do list. ✅ Why waiting until your health becomes urgent can cost you energy, confidence, relationships, and performance. RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

  5. Aug 7

    The 60-Second Habit That Can End Mindless Eating

    Do you ever find yourself reaching for food without even thinking about it? Maybe you're stressed after work, bored in the afternoon, overwhelmed by life, or simply eating because it's there. In this episode, Brian shares a simple yet powerful 60-second mindful eating exercise that has helped thousands of people stop eating on autopilot and build a healthier relationship with food. You'll learn... 👉 How to recognize the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger 👉 Become more aware of your eating habits 👉 Make intentional choices instead of automatic ones If you've ever struggled with emotional eating or staying consistent with your nutrition, this practical exercise could completely change the way you approach food... one bite at a time. HIGHLIGHTS: ✅ The critical difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger, and why confusing the two keeps you stuck. ✅ The 60-second mindful eating exercise that can stop eating on autopilot before it starts. ✅ How to slow down, build awareness, and make intentional nutrition decisions instead of emotional ones. ✅ The four-step framework to uncover what's really driving your cravings before you take the next bite. ✅ Why lasting change doesn't come from more willpower, it comes from awareness before action. RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

  6. Jul 31

    The Second Trimester: What Pregnancy Is Teaching Us About Health, Leadership & Family

    What happens when becoming a parent changes the way you see your health, your priorities, and your future? In this special episode of Conquer the Day, we share an honest update on our pregnancy journey as we enter the second trimester. From finding out that we're having a baby girl to navigating changing routines, workouts, emotions, and mindset, we reflect on how this season is reshaping not only our lives, but also our perspective on leadership, family, and what truly matters. We also discuss the best (and worst) pregnancy advice we've received, how Lindsey has adapted her training and nutrition, and the lessons we're already learning about becoming parents. Whether you're expecting a child, hoping to start a family one day, or simply navigating a season of major life change, this conversation is a reminder that growth often happens through the transitions we don't fully control. HIGHLIGHTS: 👉 The biggest changes they've experienced during the second trimester 👉 Why health and fitness still matter during pregnancy 👉 The best and worst advice we've received so far 👉 How Lindsey has adapted her workouts, nutrition, and recovery 👉 Brian's reflections on fatherhood, family, and living more intentionally 👉 Why you don't have to be "perfectly ready" before taking the next step in life RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

  7. Jul 23

    How to Regulate Your Nervous System During a Hard Week

    Are you constantly feeling "on", even when the workday is over? Do you find yourself snapping at your team, stress eating, lying awake at night, or feeling completely exhausted despite doing all the "right" things? It may not be a motivation problem. It may be a nervous system problem. In today's episode, we're breaking down what it really means to have a regulated versus dysregulated nervous system, and why your ability to lead your business, your family, and yourself depends on it. Lindsey shares a deeply personal story about burnout, chronic stress, and the moment she realized that more willpower wasn't the answer. You'll also learn the simple neuroscience behind why stress hijacks your brain and walk away with three practical tools you can use to regulate your nervous system in just minutes, including a guided breathwork practice you can follow along with during the episode. If you've been running on empty and wondering why pushing harder isn't working anymore, this conversation is for you. HIGHLIGHTS: The difference between a regulated and dysregulated nervous system—and how to recognize the signs in your own life. Lindsey's personal story of burnout, stress eating, and discovering that the problem wasn't a lack of discipline. The simple neuroscience behind the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and why chronic stress makes clear thinking feel impossible. Three practical nervous system regulation tools you can use during even the busiest, most overwhelming weeks. A guided breathwork exercise you can follow in real time to reduce stress, improve focus, and help your body shift out of fight-or-flight. RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

  8. Jul 16

    How to End Emotional Eating And Break the Cycle for Good

    Do you find yourself reaching for food when you're stressed, overwhelmed, bored, or emotionally drained... even when you're not actually hungry? If you've ever felt like you know exactly what you should be eating but still struggle to stay consistent, this episode is for you. In this episode, we're diving into the real reason emotional eating happens and why it has far less to do with nutrition than you think. We'll help you uncover the root of your relationship with food, guide you through powerful self-reflection exercises, and introduce a simple mindful eating framework that can help you break the cycle for good. If you're ready to stop relying on willpower and start building a healthier, more peaceful relationship with food, this episode will give you the tools to begin. HIGHLIGHTS Why emotional eating is an emotional challenge, not a nutrition problem. How your relationship with food influences your long-term consistency and health. The 3-step process to change your relationship with food: Awareness, Intention, and a New Practice. The 3 C's of Emotional Eating: Comfort, Connection, and Control, and how to identify what's driving your eating habits. A practical 5-step mindful eating framework to help you become more present, reduce emotional eating, and create lasting change. RESOURCES + LINKS: Join our free Facebook Group, Energy Secrets for Business Owners and Professionals, for more content, live coaching, and a kick ass community HERE: https://fitnessproject.kartra.com/page/energysecrets  WANT TO BUILD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT HAVING TO WORKOUT FOR 6+ HOURS / WEEK AND BE ON A TEDIOUS DIET? i.e. Want fitness to fit into your life rather than having to become your life? -- Apply Now to Learn More About How We Can Support You In Your Journey: https://thefitnessproject.us/application/ Check out our client transformations: https://thefitnessproject.us/client-transformations/ Tag us in an Instagram Story with your biggest takeaway  @conquerthedaypodcast Connect with Lindsey Pickowicz Instagram | @lindseypickowicz Facebook | @lindseykatepickowicz

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If you're an ambitious professional, seeking to better your body, master your mind, and elevate your spirit, Conquer the Day hosted by Brian and Lindsey Pickowicz is the podcast for you. Brian and Lindsey are seasoned fitness and wellness coaches who help their clients ascend to the next level of their life by building practical, actionable habits into their daily routines. This podcast brings a raw, open dialogue on the tactics and strategies you need to get incredible results and build a healthy life, while learning to better manage the other areas of life that matter most. From experts in nutrition, physical fitness, personal growth, mindfulness, and relationship habits Conquer the Day brings on experts from every field to everything you need to live a more active, fulfilling life. Our mission is to create a weekly experience that gives you a jumpstart, gets you moving and helps you become the leader, you've always wanted to be! Tune in and together, let's Conquer the Day!

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  • Creator
    Brian and Lindsey Pickowicz
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    247
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Conquer The Day